About robjwood: My name is Rob Wood, and with my wife Clare I spent all of 2005 travelling around the world. I have always had 'itchy feet', though up to last year it had involved hopping around Australia and living in five different states or territories. When we made the decision to quit our jobs and travel, it did not take long to keep extending the plans and make it a whole year. I wont bore you with tales and photos (you can see them on our website, see my profile) but it was a exceptional experience. I have come back to Australia and now look at the places I visit in a new 'worldly' light. I am exploring my own town more and understanding how lucky we are. If you have not done the big travel thing yet, good luck. We only have finances holding us back from doing it all again, but to all those places we didn't get to.